Carroll Shelby: 1923-2012

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#1 PandaTrueno86
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Anyone who's into the car culture will know who this man is.

http://jalopnik.com/5890132/carroll-shelby-automotive-legend-dead-at-89?utm_campaign=socialflow_jalopnik_facebook&utm_source=jalopnik_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

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#2 FMAB_GTO
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I like cars,especially GTO's hehe. RIP :(
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#3 spazzx625
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Hopefully Ford will commemorate a beast of a Mustang Cobra to the man
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#4 konvikt_17
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damn.

RIP.:(

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#5 soulless4now
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R.I.P to him even though I've never heard of him.

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#6 bats94
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Rest in peace good man.
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#7 Bucked20
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Oh wow he finally dead
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#8 Hallenbeck77  Moderator
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Sad to hear. :cry:

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#9 FMAB_GTO
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Oh wow he finally dead Bucked20
? What did he do to you?
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#10 Pirate700
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Oh WOW! That's very sad to hear. A true legen. :(

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#11 Bucked20
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[QUOTE="Bucked20"]Oh wow he finally dead FMAB_GTO
? What did he do to you?

Not in that way,I mean cause he's so old
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#12 themajormayor
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I wonder how many people died while I was writing this post.

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#13 MuddyMaestro
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When I saw the title of this topic, my heart sunk. I had a great amount of respect for the man, not just for the Shelby brand, but as a person. He was fortunate to live as long as he did, and may he rest in peace.

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#14 konvikt_17
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I wonder how many people died while I was writing this post.

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#15 AussieePet
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R.I.P to him even though I've never heard of him.

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#16 FMAB_GTO
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[QUOTE="FMAB_GTO"][QUOTE="Bucked20"]Oh wow he finally dead Bucked20
? What did he do to you?

Not in that way,I mean cause he's so old

Oh i see,my bad then.
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#17 Avenger1324
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A legend of motorsport has passed away
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#18 spazzx625
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Oh wow he finally dead Bucked20
Try harder, Bucked
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#19 WiiRocks66
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I wonder how many people died while I was writing this post.

themajormayor

Someone dies every 2 seconds and someone is born every 1.2 seconds.

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#20 DeadMan1290
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Bless this man for designing this monster:

beauty

F*cking beauty.

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Arguably the greatest racecar of all time, decades ahead of it's time. He was the John Browning of Cars.

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#22 David719
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He was a legend. Rest in piece

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#23 PandaTrueno86
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R.I.P to him even though I've never heard of him.

soulless4now

Like I said, anyone who is into car culture will know who he is.

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#24 Fightingfan
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Well, it's official. Anyone with an original Shelby is a millionaire.
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#25 -Unreal-
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damn.konvikt_17

why damn?

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#26 -Unreal-
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He was a legend. Rest in piece

David719
He won't be resting anymore. He doesn't exist now.
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#27 konvikt_17
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[QUOTE="konvikt_17"]

damn.-Unreal-

why damn?

cuz its carroll shelby.

dudes a legend in the automotive industry.

tis a shame to see/hear about him passing away.

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#28 RGDT021
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This news made a bad day even worse... RIP Carroll.

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#29 Fightingfan
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Next in line is Stan Lee.
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#30 konvikt_17
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Next in line is Stan Lee.Fightingfan

that would suck.

no more cameos in future marvel movies:(

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#31 FUBAR24
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Next in line is Stan Lee.Fightingfan
oh god i can't handle losing two of my heroes back to back :'(
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#32 Apollo-XI
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[QUOTE="David719"]

He was a legend. Rest in piece

-Unreal-

He won't be resting anymore. He doesn't exist now.

You said this in the topic about MCA (Beastie Boy member) dying. Death is the ultimate rest.

1967_ford_mustang_shelby_gt500-pic-46154

This is a 1967. If you've seen Gone In 60 Seconds, you should recognize this.

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#33 topsemag55
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The man was an automotive genius. RIP.

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#34 branketra
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R.I.P. Thanks for all the great cars.
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#35 Kurushio
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Im not a ford guy but i do respect the man and his contributions.
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#36 Fightingfan
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Im not a ford guy but i do respect the man and his contributions.Kurushio
He did the charger too.
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#37 PandaTrueno86
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[QUOTE="Kurushio"]Im not a ford guy but i do respect the man and his contributions.Fightingfan
He did the charger too.

He worked for the Ford, General Motors, and Dodge at some points in his automotive career.

He also beat Enzo Ferrari's Scuderia Ferrari in the Sports Car World Championship and The 24 Hours Hours of Le Mans. Le Mans is part of the triple crown of Motorsport along with the Indy 500 and Formula One Monaco Grand Prix, a HUGE accomplishment for an American.

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#39 Zeviander
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Hopefully Ford will commemorate a beast of a Mustang Cobra to the manspazzx625
Shelby was already working on the Mustang 1000. I don't think, other than a new Shelby/AC Cobra, they could do much more to honor his death. :P However, as for his death, it kinda comes at that "oh, he's finally dead?" point. He lived a long, full life full of many firsts for cars and motorsports.
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#40 -Unreal-
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[QUOTE="-Unreal-"][QUOTE="konvikt_17"]

damn.konvikt_17

why damn?

cuz its carroll shelby.

dudes a legend in the automotive industry.

tis a shame to see/hear about him passing away.

Yeah but everyone dies. Using a word like "damn" in this context as if it was unfortunate is a bit silly. It was innevitable.
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#41 Postal_Guy
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RIP to the creator of my 2 favorite cars in the world.

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#42 deactivated-5f9e3c6a83e51
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We should all go out and buy his namesake in honor.

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#43 FUBAR24
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[QUOTE="Kurushio"]Im not a ford guy but i do respect the man and his contributions.Fightingfan
He did the charger too.

he did a lot of cars for a lot of people, not just ford or dodge. the shelby series 1 was actually built with oldsmobile parts